Celia has $20 to spend at the grocery store. She needs milk, bread, and fruit. If milk cost $3 and bread costs at least $2, how much can she spend on fruit?

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Answer 1 · 2017-04-20T01:10:09

Celia can spend #15# dollars on fruit.

Let's break down this problem into simpler parts. She has #20# dollars and she needs to buy milk, bread, and fruit. So our equation looks like:

#m+b+f=20#

where #m=#milk, #b=#bread, and #f=#fruit.

We know #m=3# and #b=2#. Plug those into our equations:

#3+2+f=20#

Now, we need to find out how much money she has left on fruit. We need to solve for #f#.

First, let's add #3# to #2# on the left side:

#5+f=20#

Now we can subtract #5# from both sides:

#5+f-5=20-5#

Simplify both sides:

#f=15#

So Celia can spend #15# dollars on fruit.